Are particle accelerator experiments worth it?

James (Yes)

One of the most potent scientific instruments is the particle accelerator. They allow scientists to investigate the fundamental properties of matter and the cosmos. Conducting particle accelerator experiments brings numerous benefits to many scientific fields and has already impacted our world in many ways.

Experiments using particle accelerators can improve our comprehension of the universe. Researchers can learn more about the nature of matter, energy, and the cosmos as a whole by studying the behavior of subatomic particles and their interactions. This understanding might result in innovations in disciplines like particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Secondly, studies using particle accelerators can improve energy production methods. Researchers may create and test new technologies that can increase the effectiveness and sustainability of energy generation by employing particle accelerators. This covers developments in fusion power, nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources.

Moreover, research using particle accelerators may result in the creation of novel technology. Particle accelerator technology offers various industrial uses, including electronics, materials research, and medicine. Particle accelerators, for instance, can be used to manufacture novel materials with special features or novel medicinal therapies. In addition to this, research on particle accelerators may enhance national security. Particle accelerator technology may be utilized to address problems with national security, such as finding and classifying nuclear items or creating new military technologies. Finally, international cooperation is promoted and nurtured through particle accelerator experiments. International partnerships where scientists from several nations work together to improve science are common at particle accelerator facilities. These partnerships can foster cross-cultural dialogue, improve interpersonal connections, and boost scientific communities.

Elisa (No)

While ‘fact checkers’ will tell you that CERN is ‘not opening a portal to hell,’ it is important to examine scientific processes and their benefits and dangers to humanity. Many warn that experiments with particle accelerators, specifically at CERN, are just plain dangerous. For example, Stephen Hawking warned that the ‘god particle’ could destroy the universe and cautioned about the ‘Higgs Boson Doomsday Scenario' theory.

According to one report, ‘A physicist from CERN named Dr. Edward Mantill, a specialist in particle and subatomic research who studies “very very small” particle interaction, was involved in an incident at CERN on January 15, 2014, that may have secretly changed reality as we know it.’ Others caution that their experiments are dangerous for spiritual reasons and that we stop trying to ‘open the bottomless pit.’ 

On an individual level, particle accelerators generate health risks, emitting ionizing radiation and thus producing radioactive waste. On a larger scale, there are universal consequences, such as the possibility of crushing Earth to the size of a soccer field. Some warn that particle accelerators can open ‘demonic portals’ or even portals to hell. Beyond the dfar-fetched, there is real potential for tearing the fabric of space and time itself. Still, even if you don’t buy into these theories, many are concerned that these experiments could affect the Earth’s magnetic field, which could have disastrous causes for the world.

The truth is that experimenting with these particle accelerators is like opening ‘Pandora’s Box,’ and pictures like these produce foreboding feelings. Further, one has to wonder why a ‘human sacrifice was staged at CERN,' and perhaps we should heed Elon Musk’s warning about ‘demonic technology’ and stop playing God.